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Bear Country

Bear Country Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Country / Folk / Indie

    Location Omaha, Nebraska, US

    Profile Views: 109252

    Last Login: 3/8/2011

    Member Since 4/10/2005

    Website www.slumberpartyrecords.com

    Record Label Slumber Party Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Please do not use myspace to send us messages as they will likely go unanswered. You can contact us for any reason at: .... bearcountry@slumberpartyrecords.com.. ..Releases.. .. ....Bear Country - "Frozen Lake" - 10" Vinyl EP...... ..Released January 12, 2010.. .. BUY Vinyl.... | Buy Digital.. .. .. .. .. ...."Our Roots Need Rain"...... ..{CD} Released June 4, 2006 {CD} .. .. BUY CD.... | Buy on iTunes.. .. ..Biography.. ..After some line up changes and evolution in sound since the band’s inception in 2005, Slumber Party Records’ Bear Country features a sound one might expect from life on the Plains in the modestly populated city of Omaha, Nebraska. While Bear Country’s sound on their debut album “Our Roots Need Rain” (2006) features the catchy melodies of airy folk-pop, it has diverged drastically after scrapping many recordings the band had worked on in 2006-07. Their newest – and “start-over” – recording is due out in the winter of ‘09/’10 and is entitled “Frozen Lake”. .. .. ..The sound of this EP and the performance of its material live hosts an eclectic sound rooted in folk, classic country, blues, and the minimalist and cool movements. Bear Country’s sound palette is based upon the band’s focus to attain a dynamic and organic ensemble-like sound and is supported by a mix of voices ranging from breathy croons to throaty bellowed moans laying atop the amalgamation of minimal drums and percussion, stringed instruments and keyboards and their reverb-decay, and tempos that dip between boot-tappers and slow hip-swayers. Their songs range from soft, sweet, and flowing, to staggered and intoxicated volumes fortified in range by a song’s experience. Live shows of Bear Country seek to maintain the organic and hazy nature of say … “Harvest”, “Sea Change”, “Pink Moon”, or “Kind Of Blue”, while embracing experiments in sound such as recordings by Gabor Szabo, Radiohead, the Velvet Underground, or Califone – all the while Bear Country seeks a gentle sweetness of country artist influences like Townes Van Zandt, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, and Michael Hurley. This music-child of Omaha hopes to bring all the feelings of an empty vista to its listeners, whether on wax or by the microphone. .. .. ..Mailing List.. ..Want to receive the Bear Country Mailing list? Send an email to ..info@slumberpartyrecords.com.. and say so! .. .. ..

  • Members

    ..Mike Schlesinger.. - Vocals, Guitar ....James Maakestad.. - Vocals, Slide Guitar ....Aaron Markley.. - Keys ....Cody Peterson.. - Drums ....Matthew Owens.. - Bass ....Daniel Ocanto.. - Drums

  • Influences

    Michael Hurley, Townes Van Zandt, Gillian Welch, Mississippi John Hurt, The Band, Califone, Joni Mitchell , Neil Young, Patsy Cline

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Bio:

Please do not use myspace to send us messages as they will likely go unanswered. You can contact us for any reason at:
bearcountry@slumberpartyrecords.com

Releases


Bear Country - "Frozen Lake" - 10" Vinyl EP

Frozen Lake

Released January 12, 2010

BUY Vinyl | Buy Digital


"Our Roots Need Rain"

Our Roots Need Rain

{CD} Released June 4, 2006 {CD}

BUY CD | Buy on iTunes

Biography

..After some line up changes and evolution in sound since the band’s inception in 2005, Slumber Party Records’ Bear Country features a sound one might expect from life on the Plains in the modestly populated city of Omaha, Nebraska. While Bear Country’s sound on their debut album “Our Roots Need Rain” (2006) features the catchy melodies of airy folk-pop, it has diverged drastically after scrapping many recordings the band had worked on in 2006-07. Their newest – and “start-over” – recording is due out in the winter of ‘09/’10 and is entitled “Frozen Lake”.

..The sound of this EP and the performance of its material live hosts an eclectic sound rooted in folk, classic country, blues, and the minimalist and cool movements. Bear Country’s sound palette is based upon the band’s focus to attain a dynamic and organic ensemble-like sound and is supported by a mix of voices ranging from breathy croons to throaty bellowed moans laying atop the amalgamation of minimal drums and percussion, stringed instruments and keyboards and their reverb-decay, and tempos that dip between boot-tappers and slow hip-swayers. Their songs range from soft, sweet, and flowing, to staggered and intoxicated volumes fortified in range by a song’s experience. Live shows of Bear Country seek to maintain the organic and hazy nature of say … “Harvest”, “Sea Change”, “Pink Moon”, or “Kind Of Blue”, while embracing experiments in sound such as recordings by Gabor Szabo, Radiohead, the Velvet Underground, or Califone – all the while Bear Country seeks a gentle sweetness of country artist influences like Townes Van Zandt, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, and Michael Hurley. This music-child of Omaha hopes to bring all the feelings of an empty vista to its listeners, whether on wax or by the microphone.

Mailing List

..Want to receive the Bear Country Mailing list? Send an email to info@slumberpartyrecords.com and say so!

..

Member Since:

April 10, 2005

Members:

Mike Schlesinger - Vocals, Guitar
James Maakestad - Vocals, Slide Guitar
Aaron Markley - Keys
Cody Peterson - Drums
Matthew Owens - Bass
Daniel Ocanto - Drums

Influences:

Hotel Frank!

Record Label:

Slumber Party Records

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